Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-06 Thread mike
6, 2009, at 1:34 PM, mike wrote: The UK and Canada are moving away from socialized medicine, not towards it. On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Marcio m...@ix.netcom.com wrote: I see no conflicts having socialized programs in a capitalist country. As a matter of fact I believe the world

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-06 Thread Mike
Search youtube for obama single payer, should be the first hit posted by nakedemporer. I'd post the link but I still can't copy/paste. Sent from my iPod On Sep 6, 2009, at 4:12 PM, Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net wrote: No, you don't. The single payer plan, which is an option. No where

Re: [CGUYS] Variable Weight Typefaces?

2009-09-05 Thread mike
Not ignoring what you write yourself would be just fine. On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 10:01 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Sep 4, 2009, at 1:09 PM, Mike wrote: As I said I was going by what you wrote...I should know better if I want clarity. Oh yes, we have that reading proficiency

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Minions Rush to the Ramparts

2009-09-04 Thread Mike
Those were your deep conclusions not theirs. I can't help if you can't even read the links you post. Sent from my iPod On Sep 4, 2009, at 9:44 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Sep 3, 2009, at 8:20 PM Sep 3, Mike wrote: Might want to actually read the link you posted, it gave fairly

Re: [CGUYS] Variable Weight Typefaces?

2009-09-04 Thread Mike
As I said I was going by what you wrote...I should know better if I want clarity. Sent from my iPod On Sep 4, 2009, at 8:54 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Sep 3, 2009, at 8:22 PM Sep 3, Mike wrote: Sorry, i went by what you wrote in your post, next time I won't just take your word

Re: [CGUYS] Guys and GPS

2009-09-04 Thread mike
I used to make delivers in a van from the main PO here to a credit processing center around 12-2am. I had nights when staying awake was very hard and other nights when I was fine. A couple of times when I wasn't tired I found myself 6 or 7 miles from the last turn off without having any memory

Re: [CGUYS] Guys and GPS

2009-09-04 Thread mike
I've heard this all my life, but I've never met a guy who refused or didn't like asking for directions. On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 10:32 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshallpopoz...@earthlink.net wrote: I will be honest I use

Re: [CGUYS] Not every cloud has a silver lining

2009-09-04 Thread mike
The main attraction for companies is always to make money from you. If they offer you a service worth that charge... On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:42 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: ob·fus·cate * Synonyms: baffle, becloud, befuddle, bewilder, *cloud*, complicate, conceal, confound, darken,

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-04 Thread mike
Do you cover your eyes and ears when you say that? On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 6:36 AM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: katan wrote: On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 23:50:30 -0400, t.piwowar wrote: America has its Dick Cheney. CGUYS has Chris Dunford. Ever notice how The List can have a pleasant

Re: [CGUYS] Clueful Review of World's Greatest OS

2009-09-03 Thread mike
(IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: John Siracusa has been writing knowledgably for Ars technica for some years now. Ars technica writes about many technical and gaming topics, including Apple, Microsoft, IBM, etc. Mike, your question shows either a lame attempt at baiting Tom, or more than

Re: [CGUYS] Clueful Review of World's Greatest OS

2009-09-03 Thread mike
I don't need to read it, I've used snow cat, it's a great solid OS. On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: So far you've proved you can write snarky bait, but no evidence yet you can read, Mikey. Here's a more WFB-centric article for you:

Re: [CGUYS] Variable Weight Typefaces?

2009-09-03 Thread mike
So you mean to say it was killed by Adobe and M$. On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 2:27 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Sep 3, 2009, at 3:37 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: Many moons ago, Adobe was promising multiple masters typefaces that had continuously variable weighting (or a large number of small

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Minions Rush to the Ramparts

2009-09-03 Thread Mike
Might want to actually read the link you posted, it gave fairly detailed and valid reasons for not switching. Unless no application support on the mac for the companies main business isn't validi suppose they could change what they do for a living to fit into the mac mold instead of

Re: [CGUYS] Variable Weight Typefaces?

2009-09-03 Thread Mike
Sorry, i went by what you wrote in your post, next time I won't just take your word for it. Bad MS, bad. Sent from my iPod On Sep 3, 2009, at 3:41 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Sep 3, 2009, at 5:46 PM, mike wrote: So you mean to say it was killed by Adobe and M$. Do you think

Re: [CGUYS] Clueful Review of World's Greatest OS

2009-09-02 Thread Mike
Is the author a paid shill or was this a freebie for Apple? Sent from my iPod On Sep 2, 2009, at 8:52 PM, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Very long, very detailed review of the World's Greatest OS. http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars ***

Re: [CGUYS] What really happens to the computers we recycle?

2009-09-01 Thread mike
This isn't logical on it's face, this says that our useless congress and senate have spent decades unmaking laws...we know this to not be true. There are regulations in the thousands more then there were years ago. On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: Bill Wajert

Re: [CGUYS] What really happens to the computers we recycle?

2009-09-01 Thread mike
Oddly MFB's have the same psychological issue. On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 1:12 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Sep 1, 2009, at 11:40 AM Sep 1, Jordan wrote: We've had 8 years, really many more since it started before Reagan, of tearing down regulations. It doesn't work.(like we didn't

Re: [CGUYS] Intensive Care Unit...

2009-09-01 Thread mike
It could be a field goal but with your glasses you won't see anything anyway. On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 1:01 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Sep 1, 2009, at 10:06 AM Sep 1, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Depends on what he is comfortable with. I just wiped a drive this a.m. and reinstalled

Re: [CGUYS] Glenn Beck [was: COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest ...]

2009-08-31 Thread mike
I don't watch these guys (by these guys I mean beck or olbermann etc), I've watched olbermann and his lies are easy to spot, what has beck lied about? On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 5:10 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 6:35 AM, Chris Dunfordseed...@gmail.com

Re: [CGUYS] Snow Leopard Review

2009-08-31 Thread mike
No, I mean what is acceptable for Apple or any other OS vendor to tell you your hardware is too old you have to spend money again. I find it ironic that some of the MFBs have touted the low price of snow cat evading the fact that apple is a hardware company, not a software one..and also not

Re: [CGUYS] Snow Leopard Review

2009-08-31 Thread mike
Hooey? And then you go and make my point and not even notice. On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Hooey. My two Macs are both over four years old. The older one runs 10.3.9, the other runs 10.5. No plans to upgrade further until I decide to

Re: [CGUYS] Snow Leopard Review

2009-08-30 Thread mike
What is an acceptable time frame for leaving hardware behind? On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 5:32 AM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:57 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: It is called a forced Hardware Upgrade This happens with

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Google-Bashing Dirty Tricks

2009-08-30 Thread mike
I thought it was sold to WebMD and at the time MS was only rumored to be tied to WebMD? I know healtheon merged with wmd... On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net wrote: I think I've mentioned it before, but you aught to read a book called The New New. Sorry,

Re: [CGUYS] Snow Leopard Review

2009-08-29 Thread mike
I just read in one of the reviews that you can do a full install with this update dvd. One of the advantages of your business being hardware, it makes the licensing of the software much less strict. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: I've read discussion of what

Re: [CGUYS] Snow Leopard Review

2009-08-29 Thread mike
*However, in contrast to Microsoft—which offers a confusing array of full and upgrade versions of Windows, all of them requiring that users enter a unique serial number in order to prove they’re not pirates—Apple continues to rely on the honor system for Mac OS X. Not only does Snow Leopard not

Re: [CGUYS] Snow Leopard Review

2009-08-29 Thread mike
...you do not need leopard to install to snow cat rather. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:14 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: *However, in contrast to Microsoft—which offers a confusing array of full and upgrade versions of Windows, all of them requiring that users enter a unique serial number

Re: [CGUYS] Snow Leopard Review

2009-08-29 Thread mike
Again Tom misses the point completely. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:13 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 29, 2009, at 1:14 PM, mike wrote: Apple continues to rely on the honor system for Mac OS X. Not only does Snow Leopard not require the entry of any serial numbers... We leave

Re: [CGUYS] Subject: Will SL Finally FTFF?

2009-08-28 Thread mike
Are these things difficult in the finder now? On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 6:33 AM, David K Watson davidkirkwat...@gmail.comwrote: If your issues are with moving large numbers of files or putting trashed items back in their original places, then these have supposedly been fixed. I'll find out

[CGUYS] snow cat wiki compatibility list

2009-08-28 Thread mike
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/ Looks pretty good for most apps... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ **

[CGUYS] taking control

2009-08-28 Thread mike
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10320096-38.html Looks like it's not just those neomicrosofticons that some are afraid of here that have desires of total control. Doesn't seem to make a difference who is in the whitehouse...those warrant less wiretaps continued unabated and now this.

Re: [CGUYS] Firefox 3.5.2

2009-08-27 Thread Mike Sloane
to the tools menu and made all the changes, but they have been ignored - it is as if the ability to change the various options have all been locked out.) I am afraid that my only choice may be to uninstall Firefox and start all over from scratch, but I don't want to loose my bookmarks. Mike Paula

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Transition to 64-Bit

2009-08-27 Thread mike
Vista's problem wasn't 64 or 32bit related it was that drivers were not written for vista until it had been out nearly a year. You can blame this on MS only in that they may have not given the code to software writers soon enough. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:06 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:

Re: [CGUYS] Postcard virus

2009-08-27 Thread mike
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone gotten a warning or seen anything about the Postcard virus? A friend of mine forwarded a big panic about not opening anything in an email entitled Postcard.

Re: [CGUYS] Postcard virus

2009-08-27 Thread mike
Kind of ironic..the mac guys are more worried then pc guys. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: Tony B wrote: If you really looked this up at Snopes, you sure didn't read very well. If you trusted _someone else_ to look it up at Snopes and read it, shame on

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Turns Black to White

2009-08-27 Thread mike
Well the bringing together only applies when you completely agree with the MFB's. On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: Then how do you explain the Windows/Mac crap? Stewart At 11:18 PM 8/27/2009, you wrote: On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:18

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Transition to 64-Bit

2009-08-26 Thread mike
No, not 'we', I was just talking to you. On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:44 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 25, 2009, at 3:42 PM, mike wrote: MS has not because no that they are running 64bit or 32bit. Got it. Official M$ line is that 64-bit is useless, something that no one would

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Transition to 64-Bit

2009-08-26 Thread mike
As I said before 99% of windows or mac users don't know and/or don't care about 32 vs 64 bit. I'd wager most mac users if confronted with the choice of the two won't know which to choose or why to choose which one. On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 4:30 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Transition to 64-Bit

2009-08-26 Thread mike
But the mac design issue leads into a normal user having to choose 32 or 64 unless I read wrong? On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) mark.sny...@ngc.com wrote: Ah, but most of us on this list know the issues (or know who to ask). This is/was a discussion of a design

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Transition to 64-Bit

2009-08-25 Thread mike
Was someone asking? On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:58 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: This explains a lot. Some things run in 32 bit, some in 64 bit. It all depends. http://www.ahatfullofsky.comuv.com/English/Programs/SMS/SMS.html There is a lot of confusion about the fact that Snow Leopard

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Transition to 64-Bit

2009-08-25 Thread mike
You are kicking me off the list for asking? Nice. On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:27 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 25, 2009, at 11:34 AM, mike wrote: Was someone asking? Then butt out. You are not invited to this conversation

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Transition to 64-Bit

2009-08-25 Thread mike
Gimme the little one. Plaintive and sorrowful. On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:34 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 25, 2009, at 1:45 PM, mike wrote: You are kicking me off the list for asking? Nice. Cue the violins

Re: [CGUYS] A Lifeline to Frustrated PC Users

2009-08-25 Thread mike
If I click on the link, do you get a kickback? I'll click twice to help the economy if so... On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:02 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: http://www.parallels.com/news/id,19860 Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition Offers Lifeline to Frustrated PC Users Switching from

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Transition to 64-Bit

2009-08-25 Thread mike
MS has not because no one would notice that they are running 64bit or 32bit. The only ones choosing 64 are those who know what it is, the ones who don't know..well they wouldn't use it anyhow and if they did, they wouldn't even know it. On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:16 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com

Re: [CGUYS] A Lifeline to Frustrated PC Users

2009-08-25 Thread mike
Measuring by the thing that matters..money, they are a mac user. Apple makes money on the hardware, not the software so they really give a rats tail what os you use as long as you buy their hardware. On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Don't bother; it's just an ad

Re: [CGUYS] Mac Transition to 64-Bit

2009-08-25 Thread mike
From what I understand this really is an under the hood update. It's not meant to be feature ridden for the end user. I've also read that this update will introduce technologies that will only be taken advantage of over time as applications are written specifically for the update. This is also

Re: [CGUYS] WSJ.com | Why ATT Killed Google Voice

2009-08-23 Thread mike
I wish you would. On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 7:10 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Arguing with you guys is like trying to have a conversation with a coffee table. Fortunately there were many other posts that were thoughtful about this very interesting situation. Hang it up.

Re: [CGUYS] WSJ.com | Why ATT Killed Google Voice

2009-08-23 Thread Mike
So you know google is lying...how do you know that? Sent from my iPod On Aug 23, 2009, at 10:06 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: Time for a REAL reality check. Apple has rejected many apps that it later accepted. They're not lying. They're being cautious. Apple developers prefer to

Re: [CGUYS] WSJ.com | Why ATT Killed Google Voice

2009-08-23 Thread mike
So again, you are saying the FCC is involved for zero reason? On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 12:14 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 23, 2009, at 1:35 PM, Mike wrote: So you know google is lying...how do you know that? The issue is not Google or Apple lying. It is you trying to insert

Re: [CGUYS] WSJ.com | Why ATT Killed Google Voice

2009-08-23 Thread mike
And yet still things leak. On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 2:18 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: I still have a cousin who works for Apple as an engineer. They're as secretive about their projects as the NSA. * ** List

Re: [CGUYS] WSJ.com | Why ATT Killed Google Voice

2009-08-23 Thread mike
The MFB set seems to completely ignore this would have never made any news or into the FCC's radar pattern if Apple had actually not rejected the app. There is no story, no reason to inquire. On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote: I have at least as much

Re: [CGUYS] HDDs and vibrators was: Slow Dell startup

2009-08-22 Thread mike
We should be clear, they were talking about HD's being affected by vibration...NOT vibrators. Unless you are visiting the adult boutique and putting some purple monsters inside your computer case? On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: But maybe I shouldn't have said

Re: [CGUYS] WSJ.com | Why ATT Killed Google Voice

2009-08-22 Thread Mike Sloane
either sanctioned or quasi monopolies, *somebody* has to pay for the infrastructure (both building it and maintaining it). If the users of the services don't pay for it, then who will? Mike b_s-wilk wrote: OPINION AUGUST 19, 2009 Why ATT Killed Google Voice By ANDY KESSLER Earlier this month

Re: [CGUYS] WSJ.com | Why ATT Killed Google Voice

2009-08-22 Thread Mike
And also bad to charge different prices depending on what that byte carries. It is ridiculous that texting costs so much even when you have the unlimited data plan. Sent from my iPod On Aug 22, 2009, at 11:02 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: It is truly strange to see the WSJ arguing the

Re: [CGUYS] WSJ.com | Why ATT Killed Google Voice

2009-08-22 Thread mike
I have several friends who subscribe to the sprint 99 all in one plan. They do this because they keep no land line and no other connection to the internet. So figure in what you spend for land lines and your DSL/cable internet and you might just be above 100 bux. On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 11:21

Re: [CGUYS] WSJ.com | Why ATT Killed Google Voice

2009-08-22 Thread mike
Everything is the fault of those damn neomircrosofticons eh? How you manage to bring your made up boogey men into everything is amazing. That said the fact you back Apple is shocking...shocking! Changes the iphone so it's not an iphone...uh...yeaaah. So the FCC is investigating Apple *not*

Re: [CGUYS] drupal for only 10 million

2009-08-21 Thread mike
You should actually listen to what we're talking about. Oh wait I forgot who I am talking to. On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 7:28 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 20, 2009, at 1:50 PM, mike wrote: It wasn't just the degree that set Dvorak off, it was also Kundra's behavior during

Re: [CGUYS] Windows error reports question

2009-08-21 Thread mike
I can't help but think something is wrong with your machine. I just ran disk cleanup on my win 7 install from 6 months ago...I had less then half a gig of data cleaned from running disk clean up. Never ran DCU before. On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Running

[CGUYS] macbreak weekly announcement

2009-08-21 Thread mike
To those few who may care, Merlin Mann is back on macbreak weekly. The show lost some of it's play when he left last summer, and even though Bourne isn't around doing his Ed Mcmahon impersonation it's still fun. Between Inhatko and Mann, it's quite a fun show. For those who might not know,

Re: [CGUYS] drupal for only 10 million

2009-08-20 Thread mike
TWIT podcast this week also discussed Dvorak's column and the complaints about it all the way to the white house. It wasn't just the degree that set Dvorak off, it was also Kundra's behavior during an appearance at I believe was in front of some senators. His basic point being the guy was full

Re: [CGUYS] Flush With Cash and Fearing Rules, Major Carriers Tell Rural America to Get Lost

2009-08-19 Thread mike
Vacation? The mind boggles. On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 4:42 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 7:10 PM, TPiwowart...@tjpa.com wrote: Where did all this money come from that they can so cavalierly pass on $4.7 billion. Are we being overcharged? Of

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-19 Thread mike
Yeah, come in from the rain and start making stuff up where it's warm and dry. Truth holds no value just blast those neomicrosofticons. On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 6:52 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 18, 2009, at 9:21 PM, Chris Dunford wrote: A failure that hasn't been released yet?

Re: [CGUYS] drupal for only 10 million

2009-08-19 Thread mike
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 3:19 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 19, 2009, at 5:30 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: Dvorak was more annoyed with the quality of the school he went to. U Md has a very good Computer Science program. It is the best in this area, which has lots of schools with

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-18 Thread mike
Well mr moneybags, 2500 dollars to listen to a ten dollar cd is cost prohibitive to a lot of people. On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com wrote: A lot people of any generation, the cost is prohibitive. Beg to differ. One of the fastest growing and most innovative

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-18 Thread mike
I have a computer hooked up to a pioneer receiver with svideo and digital audio, I've put all my cds and some dvds on the computer and can play anything with my ipod touch working as the remote. Since it's controlled via wifi, I don't even have t be in the same room. On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 1:48

Re: [CGUYS] Subject: drupal for only 10 million

2009-08-18 Thread mike
Hold on, you need to give some warning so I can get my hip boots on before you start shoveling this much high end shite. On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 7:01 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Looks like the price tag ($18M) is for 5 years of work with an ambitious mission statement and new content

Re: [CGUYS] Verizon smtp and Port 25

2009-08-17 Thread mike
A quick google and it looks like it's blocked, I'd be surprised if it wasn't, those big guys don't want anyone running a server on their network. On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Fred Holmes f...@his.com wrote: I have Cox Cable Internet Access in Annandale (VA). Cox blocks Port 25 usage for

[CGUYS] drupal for only 10 million

2009-08-17 Thread mike
Reports indicate that new multimillion dollar website is being done with drupal. Whoever sold this load of hogcrap to our government really made out on our dime. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules,

Re: [CGUYS] drupal for only 10 million

2009-08-17 Thread mike
is redacted. On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 12:48 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 17, 2009, at 1:24 PM, mike wrote: Reports indicate that new multimillion dollar website is being done with drupal. Whoever sold this load of hogcrap to our government really made out on our dime. Other than

Re: [CGUYS] drupal for only 10 million

2009-08-17 Thread mike
The hardware was supplied by the government from what I read...this was JUST for the coding etc. On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: Reports indicate that new multimillion dollar website is being done with drupal. Whoever sold this load of hogcrap to our

Re: [CGUYS] drupal for only 10 million

2009-08-17 Thread mike
PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 17, 2009, at 4:35 PM, mike wrote: Yeah open source...free. Half the work was already done for them. Not only was this company taking an existing website and merely rebuilding it, they are using pre built tools to do it. What are they doing exactly

Re: [CGUYS] drupal for only 10 million

2009-08-17 Thread mike
The software infrastructure was supplied by drupal...which was my point. On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: The hardware was supplied by the government from what I read...this was JUST for the coding etc. I meant the software infrastructure, not the

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-16 Thread mike
Well we know from sales figures the Zune isn't mass market so you must be referring to Tom. On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Eric S. Sande esa...@erols.com wrote: I think Sarah Palin joined the List under an assumed name. Well, I have to agree that Sarah Palin lost my vote for the

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-16 Thread mike
This has got to be an act, Tom can't be this obtuse and still feed himself. All the world's a stage and all the men and women are merely players. Play on Tom. On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 11:49 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 16, 2009, at 1:18 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote: It would be good

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-16 Thread mike
Are there any portable players with sound you do like? I'm not trying to be a smartass, just trying to educate myself. I know you follow this particular area a lot more then I do. I've never been much of a audiophile, I've listened to a LOT of music at work over the last few decades, always on

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-16 Thread mike
A lot people of any generation, the cost is prohibitive. On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 1:38 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 3:42 PM, mikexha...@gmail.com wrote: Anecdotally, a lot of youngsters these days have never seriously listened to music on a REAL

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-16 Thread mike
I don't think it's quality that is so much the point with HD radio as much as more content. On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 1:28 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Eric S. Sandeesa...@erols.com wrote: As to HD radio over earbuds, you would never hear

Re: [CGUYS] M$ Offers to Pay Buckets for Zune Apps

2009-08-15 Thread mike
How? On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 6:38 PM, db db...@att.net wrote: Now Apple has MS over a barrel. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at

Re: [CGUYS] External keyboard for notebook computer

2009-08-15 Thread Mike Sloane
with an external keyboard, I leave it closed and just hook up an external monitor of some kind. Mike Fred Holmes wrote: I'm looking for an external keyboard, for a notebook computer, that would sit on top of the notebook computer's keyboard, instead of in front of the notebook computer. The keyboard

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Getting Really Creepy

2009-08-15 Thread mike
So these things should have been popping up in other devices unless Steve jumped up in class with his hand raised telling the big O he'd be first to implement the new tech. If this story pans out, I don't think there is proof yet, I'm sure it will be just apple being apple. On Sat, Aug 15, 2009

Re: [CGUYS] External keyboard for notebook computer

2009-08-15 Thread mike
Well...why not take a day or two and learn to touch type on the laptop? You are already 90% there. Once you are trained on one keyboard the others come easily. On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Fred Holmes f...@his.com wrote: I can touch-type on a real keyboard. I can't touch-type on a

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Getting Really Creepy

2009-08-15 Thread mike
Your cell phone already has the water detector..works find in humidity. On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 8:52 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: Apple cooks up a scheme so creepy that it would give me second thoughts about buying one of their products. A built-in system of sensors to monitor

[CGUYS] disk tool..can't recall the name

2009-08-15 Thread mike
I've got two drives, identical hardware, one is a direct copy/backup of the other. The internal one shows 20 gigs less then the external backup. This after running the sync, running defrag and error checking the the drives. There is a disk tool that is free that shows who/what/when/where your

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-15 Thread mike
And your wife's has that much cleaner interface? Does 720p out? Does HD radio? On a related note, is Apple *any* closer to offering 1080p content? I figured since the format wars are over, we'd finally see apple release some HD hardware. On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 10:24 AM, TPiwowar

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-15 Thread mike
Where is the zune HD behind on the touch? On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 10:30 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 14, 2009, at 9:47 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: Pretty friggin awesome. Very zippy. Very smooth. A thought. They hope to win market share by undercutting Apple's current price, but

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-15 Thread mike
So first you want to compare it to the first gen ipod touch that are refurb...now you want to compare them to unreleased ipod touches... On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 10:58 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 14, 2009, at 11:34 PM, Chris Dunford wrote: Wow. The Zune HD prices look good

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Getting Really Creepy

2009-08-15 Thread mike
There are no reports that these dots activate in humid weather, or at least that there is any inherent problem with that. On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 10:55 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: Your cell phone already has the water detector..works find in humidity. Cavan's cell phone didn't work

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-15 Thread mike
I'll take that as you haven't looked at an specs or reviews of the product. Shocking. On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 11:09 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 15, 2009, at 1:40 PM, mike wrote: Where is the zune HD behind on the touch? One of the commentators hit the nail squarely on the head

Re: [CGUYS] disk tool..can't recall the name

2009-08-15 Thread mike
Too true. On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 11:27 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 1:24 PM, mikexha...@gmail.com wrote: I've got two drives, identical hardware, one is a direct copy/backup of the other. The internal one shows 20 gigs less then the external

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-15 Thread mike
The zune offers 720 out...meaning you can hook it to a 65 widescreen and get 720p out. Appletv is only 720p right now, they offer no 1080p support on anything apple. Kinda strange for a platform that is targeted for media. On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 11:32 AM, phartz...@gmail.com

Re: [CGUYS] disk tool..can't recall the name

2009-08-15 Thread mike
WINDIRSTAT! that's it! Thanks. On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote: Treesize Pro or WinDirStat. -Original Message- I've got two drives, identical hardware, one is a direct copy/backup of the other. The internal one shows 20 gigs less then

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Getting Really Creepy

2009-08-15 Thread mike
It deosn't depend...these dots have been on your cell phones for *years*. We already know how they work and behave. On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 12:33 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: There are no reports that these dots activate in humid weather, or at least that there is any inherent problem

Re: [CGUYS] Zune HD TV Interface Makes It a Media Center For Your Pocket

2009-08-15 Thread mike
Too bad the MFB couldn't list any facts. You were asked...several times. On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 3:23 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 15, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Jeff Wright wrote: -Original Message- From: TPiwowar I'll stick with my own bigotry, ignorance and confirmation

Re: [CGUYS] Apple Getting Really Creepy

2009-08-14 Thread mike
In some ways you'd expect this from vendors who have very little margin looking for ways out of covering warranties, but apple having such huge margins and the rep of taking care of customers...strange. On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:33 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Apple cooks up a scheme so

Re: [CGUYS] Disk geometry error

2009-08-13 Thread mike
Right...go after MS first, can't possibly be that norton just hasn't fixed the issue with their program. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:28 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 12, 2009, at 12:49 PM, Tony B wrote: Vista introduces a new drive signature which isn't restored with a drive image

Re: [CGUYS] Disk geometry error

2009-08-13 Thread Mike
no longer works. Are we to believe that Vista was ghost written by some third party? On Aug 13, 2009, at 5:14 PM, mike wrote: Right...go after MS first, can't possibly be that norton just hasn't fixed the issue with their program. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:28 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote

Re: [CGUYS] Zune: CNN Agrees With TP

2009-08-13 Thread mike
Spose the same reason apple sells computers overseas. On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 7:14 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: Microsoft's Zune HD Could Be Too Little, Too Late http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/ djf500/200908131645DOWJONESDJONLINE000635_FORTUNE5.htm I think the are going

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-12 Thread mike
During the Virginia Tech shootings, the guy reloaded several times. Imagine being one of those still alive, standing next to your slain friends waiting for your killer to reload his guns to move on to you. We can trade anecdotes all day long, stats speak for themselves. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-12 Thread mike
They don't carry guns? On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:21 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: I have friends who are cops and never use their guns. Instead they walk their beats in Philly and know the people in the neighborhoods. Good relations, not guns are their weapons of choice.

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-11 Thread mike
Do you apply real logic to ANY argument you make or is it always this weird apple logic? On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 8:36 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Aug 11, 2009, at 7:55 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Boy, I wasn't going to get into this, but now I cannot help it.\ End of August is

Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars

2009-08-11 Thread mike
Fists cause them to happen? Does this even make sense? On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 9:21 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: Microsoft logic or not, I would agree. Just about every human is already armed with fists, yet fists rarely stop fist fights from happening, and in fact,

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